 Reporting on the State of the EnvironmentChapter Chapter 2 in Environmental Governance and Greening Fiscal Policy, 2021, pp 21-42 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Recognized international frameworks for reporting on the state of the environment are outlined, including the Drivers-Pressures-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) model. It is argued that national-level environmental reporting is the critical level for accountability given state sovereignty over environmental policy. Country practices in national environmental reporting are described. Weaknesses in the DPSIR model and in country practices are identified. Proposals are put forward to strengthen national state of environment reporting, including the incorporation of forward-looking information on risks and tipping points with respect to the most critically important indicators, strengthening technical independence from the government of the day, a requirement for government to respond to each report, aligning the timing of reports as feasible with the national electoral cycle, and investments in data monitoring, reporting and capacity development. Keywords: Environmental reporting; DPSIR; Planetary boundaries; Environmental risks; Strengthening environmental reporting (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:psifcp:978-3-030-83796-9_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83796-9_2 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance from Palgrave Macmillan |
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